This is an analysis of the poem Forever And Together that begins with:

You've hit me with a magic had,
I needed to feel....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabb C Xddbb CXbeXCeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 11001 01001 010 00101110 111 1101011 001001 11001 1110001010 00101010 111 1011111 011101010 0011101 111 00111011 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Forever And Together;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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